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Dr. Hang Xiao Receives the 2025 American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Award

Congratulations to Dr. Hang Xiao for receiving the 2025  ASN McCormick Science Institute Research Award. 

 

April 3, 2025
UMass Amherst Announces Recipients of Translational Seed Awards

Congratulations to Dr. Lili He and Dr. Lynne McLandsborough for receiving the annual Translational Seed Awards.

April 2, 2025
CTL Announces 2025-26 Lilly Fellows for Teaching Excellence

Congratulations to Dr. Peiyi Shen, who has been selected as one of the 2025-26 Lilly Fellows for Teaching Excellence. 

 

April 2, 2025
Maria Victoria Acevedo-Estupiñan Selected as Runner-Up in 3MT Competition

Maria Victoria Acevedo-Estupiñan, a doctoral student in food science, earned the runner-up position in the 3MT competition for her impressive presentation on 'How Oleosome Packaging Impacts Oxidation in Walnuts.'

March 13, 2025
M. Victoria Acevedo-Estupinan and Hitarthi More have advanced to the final round of the 3MT competition

The UMasss Amherst Graduate School has announced the finalists for its ninth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, which will be held Friday, March 7, from 2-3:30 p.m. in Old Chapel.

February 28, 2025
Stopping Norovirus: How UMass Amherst is working to prevent the spread of the dreaded illness

At UMass Amherst, Professor Matt Moore and his lab members, Katherine and Josh, are leading the charge to prevent the spread of norovirus, a highly contagious illness that causes gastrointestinal distress.

February 28, 2025
Slowing recalls: Inside the UMass Amherst Labs working to make your food safer

Food recalls have been all over our newscast in recent months., but researchers at the oldest and highest-ranked food science program in the country say the food we eat is largely safe. Their mission is to improve food safety even further. Watch the media coverage of their ongoing food safety research.

 

February 28, 2025
Chickpea and Pea Tempeh Under Development as New Plant-based Protein Foods

University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist Hang Xiao is tackling a new challenge in his ongoing aim to develop tasty, nutritious and sustainable plant-based alternatives to animal meat. 

January 15, 2025
New MA Bill to Support Expansion of CNS's Food Science Program

A new Massachusetts bill signed into law in November includes substantial bond authorizations, with one of its flagship provisions being a $500 million capital re-authorization for the Commonwealth's "Life Sciences Initiative." This provision stands to benefit UMass Amherst, including the College of Natural Science's Food Science program. 

December 10, 2024

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